The judge on Thursday appointed attorney Derege Demissie to continue representing Phillipos.

Phillips is one of three University of Massachusetts Dartmouth students accused of helping Tsarnaev after the April 15 attack that killed three and injured more than 260.

The two others are accused of removing a laptop and backpack containing fireworks from Tsarnaev's dorm room three days after the bombing. They have pleaded not guilty to charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice.

REPORTING LIVE, JANET WU, WCVB NEWSCENTER5. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TWO HIGH PROFILE CASES TONIGHT. JAMES WHITEY BULGER AND A MAN ACCUSED OF LYING FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING SUSPECT BOTH ARE GETTING LAWYERS ON YOUR DIME. NEWSCENTER5 KELLEY TUTHILL IS LIVE IN BOSTON RIGHT NOW. ED, ROBEL PHILLIPO'S ATTORNEY IS PROMISING A STRONG AND VIGOROUS DEFENSE. ROBEL SAID NOTHING AS HE ARRIVED AT FEDERAL COURT TO TELL THE JUDGE HE COULD NO LONGER AFFORD HIS ATTORNEY AND WANTS TAXPAYERS TO PICK UP THE TAB INSTEAD. THE CAMBRIDGE MAN IS ACCUSED OF LYING TO AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING HIS FRIEND BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING SUSPECT DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV. DOES THAT HURT YOUR ABILITY TO PREPARE THE DEFENSE? THE MAGISTRATE AGREED TO APPOINT A LAWYER BUT DECLINED TO APPOINT A SECOND LAWYER BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT THINK IT WAR RANTS TWO TAXPAYER FUNDED ATTORNEYS. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SIMPLE FEDERAL CASE INVOLVING A SUSPECT WHO HAS ALLEGED CONNECTIONS TO THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER. THE JUDGE REJECTED IT TODAY. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE DETENTION CAN'T GO IN TWO MONTHS FROM NOW OR ON THE EVE OF TRIAL AND ASK AGAIN. A JUDGE DID AGREE TO ALLOW JAMES WHITEY BULGARY SECOND ATTORNEY FOR HIS APPEAL. ATTORNEY JAMES BOUDREAR WILL ASSIST HANK BRENNAN. LOOK AT THE WHITEY BULGER CASE AND CONSIDER THE MAGNITUDE OF THE APPELLATE ISSUES THAT HAVE TO BE ARGUED IT IS NOT SURPRISING TO SEE THAT THE FIRST CIRCUIT CONCLUDED THAT TWO HOURS WERE NECESSARY. AND DAVID FRANK TELLS US WE SHOULDN'T EXPECT TO SEE A BULGER APPEAL ANY TIME SOON. HIS LAWYERS STILL HAVE A LOT OF